Saturday, April 11, 2015
News to Know March 31, 2015 Part 1
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This communication is put together and distributed on a
volunteer basis by resident Corinne Stridsberg simply in an effort to share
information and build community, it is not from the town of Berlin
Please share this with your Berlin
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On the Berlin , Vermont
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Thinking of putting your
home on the market this spring? One of our daughters and her family are house
hunting in the U-32 district. Ideally a home with 3 or 4 bedrooms and a few
acres of land including open space around the home to garden and have berry
bushes and some fruit trees. Would prefer well water and also a garage. A shed
or barn would be great. Not on a main busy route. Although not necessary,
an in-law apt could be a bonus for one of the siblings! - Corinne
I would highly recommend
the Matsuri '15 festival on Sunday, April 19th to anybody with an interest in
the Japanese Culture. Our family has
attended a few times and it's really a wonderful event. See below for a few more details.
Below you will find:
NOTICE REGARDING CROSSTOWN
ROAD
APRIL 1ST DEADLINE - NO
FOOLING
LOOKING FOR A LAUGH?
CAMP TA KUM TA STUFF-A-TRUCK FUNDRAISER
25% off 1 DAY ONLY - BEAR POND BOOKS
FROM THE MONTPELIER
RE-EVALUATING DRIVERS
THE HUNGRY HEART
DOCUMENTARY FILM AT U-32
U-32 DINNER / DANCE
MATSURI '15 - Japanese
Cultural Festival
EARTH DAY APRIL 22ND
CHESS PRODUCTS AND CHESS EVENT
PLANNING ON MONTPELIER POOL PASS
DOG RIVER DOLLARS
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NOTICE REGARDING CROSSTOWN ROAD
The plan is to have Crosstown Road
Loads of sand will be put
down to literally block the road. This
will be about .75 miles up from the Riverton side. When the signs go up saying it is closed to
thru traffic, please believe them even though you can't see barricade at that
point.
As of the date on this
news, the road is still open (and it's snowing as I write this) but we can all
hope that warm weather is coming.
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I read that the Montessori
School of Central Vermont in Berlin Barre Town Berlin
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APRIL 1ST DEADLINE - NO FOOLING
All dogs need to be
licensed by April 1st. THe fee for dogs
who are spayed or neutered is $8 and if they're not it's $12. There must be a current rabies vaccination
certificate on file to license. Either
stop by the Town Clerk's office between 8:30am and 3:30pm Monday -
Thursday or this can also be taken care of by mail. The fees are increased as of April 2nd.
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CENTRAL VERMONT JOB FAIR
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The 6th Annual Central
Vermont Job Fair will be on Wednesday, April 1st at the Barre City Auditorium
from 10am
- 4pm .
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LOOKING FOR A LAUGH?
On Friday, April 3rd at the American Legion inMontpelier Montpelier 7:30pm show @ 8:00pm . Come and share a laugh or support those that do! Even if you bomb,
the supportive crowd will give a warm round of applause anyway! Signups @ 7:30pm , show @ 8:00pm . First come order, five minute slots. Admission: free but dough
nation$ kindly accepted. ALL ARE
WELCOME, that means that you can come in without the "Secret knock and
handshake"! www.facebook.com/LaughLocal
On Friday, April 3rd at the American Legion in
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On Saturday, April 4th
there will be a truck to collect your donated items from the Cam Ta Kum Ta wish
list at the Family Hairloom on the Barre-Montpelier Rd 7:30AM-5PM
Camp TKT - Wish List http://www.takumta.org/support-tkt/tkt-wish-list/
LET'SPACK THIS TRUCK!
Allen Lumber Co.
Carroll's Services, Event Planning/Office Coordination
The Family Hairloom, Hair & Tanning Salon
Camp TKT - Wish List http://www.takumta.org/support-tkt/tkt-wish-list/
LET'S
Allen Lumber Co.
Carroll's Services, Event Planning/Office Coordination
The Family Hairloom, Hair & Tanning Salon
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25% off 1DAY ONLY - BEAR POND BOOKS
25% off 1
Bear Pond Books is
settling into their new arrangements with Rivendell Books having closed and a
lot of the used book inventory merged in. This Saturday, April 4th they are
having a "Housewarming Sale" and offering 25% storewide (Discount
cannot be used with other offers and does not apply to periodicals). Yes,
Veruca the tortoise is now at Bear Pond Books. ....25% off... might need to go
do a bit of advance scouting!
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FROM THEMONTPELIER
FROM THE
Thanks, community partners
Thank you to voters in the towns ofBerlin Calais East
Montpelier , Middlesex,
Moretown (new) and Worcester for your support of the Montpelier Senior Activity Center
We appreciate voters’ recognition of the important role that all the area senior centers and senior meal sites play in helping to maximize the physical and mental health of residents, to provide opportunities for socialization, volunteering and lifelong learning, and to serve as gateways to myriad valuable services and community resources. We are grateful to all the community partners and volunteers from these six towns (and Northfield) for their help in collecting petition signatures, getting the word out, and standing up to speak at town meeting. As a department of the city ofMontpelier 58 Barre St.
Janna Clar, Executive Director
Thank you to voters in the towns of
We appreciate voters’ recognition of the important role that all the area senior centers and senior meal sites play in helping to maximize the physical and mental health of residents, to provide opportunities for socialization, volunteering and lifelong learning, and to serve as gateways to myriad valuable services and community resources. We are grateful to all the community partners and volunteers from these six towns (and Northfield) for their help in collecting petition signatures, getting the word out, and standing up to speak at town meeting. As a department of the city of
Janna Clar, Executive Director
www.facebook.com/montpeliersenioractivitycenter
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RE-EVALUATING DRIVERS
RE-EVALUATING DRIVERS
Do you know an older
driver that you believe should be re-evaluated?
If you wouldn't want your child to ride with the person because of
concerns about their driving, should they still be behind the wheel? Check out this link: http://ow.ly/KPi0F
If appropriate evaluations
and recommendations have been made and the senior driver continues to refuse
handing over the keys, you may make a request to the DMV asking for a
re-examination of the driver. You may send a written request or an email to the
attention of the DMV Commissioners Office.
Your request must include:
Driver's name
Driver's date of birth
Driver's address
Your name
Your contact information (mailing address and phone number)
Your relationship to the driver
Reason for wanting a re-examination of the driver (this must be specific and should include details of any personal observations)
Driver's date of birth
Driver's address
Your name
Your contact information (mailing address and phone number)
Your relationship to the driver
Reason for wanting a re-examination of the driver (this must be specific and should include details of any personal observations)
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THE HUNGRY HEART DOCUMENTARY FILM AT U-32
If you haven't yet seen
The Hungry Heart an opportunity is coming up on Thursday, April 9th. The evening showing and discussion will be 6:30 - 9pm . This is
free and open to parents, community members, and students ages 12 and up. This fill focuses on the tragic impact of
prescription opiate abuse and addiction on Vermont
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U-32 DINNER / DANCE
No, You didn't miss the
Dinner/Dance at U-32... it was rescheduled to April 10th.
A Night on the Town – A
Prom for Adults! Hosted by the U-32 Theater Community Family!
On Friday night, April 10th, come to U-32 for an evening of great food and dancing with music from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Social time starts at6:30 , dinner at 7:00 , and DJ dancing music until it’s time to go home. Child care will be
available by donation.
Special non-alcoholic beverages and hors d’oeuvres in the Atrium at6:30 . Dinner will be mostaccioli pasta with meat or
marinara sauce, mixed veggies, homemade rolls and tossed salad. Desserts will
be from our U-32 theater community family.
Tickets in advance are $20 per person or $29 for a couple – see a U-32 theater student or contact Sue Verchereau at sverchereau@u32.org. Tickets at the door are $25 per person or $34 per couple.
A group of four couples can reserve a table and make it a fun evening with friends.
All proceeds go toward the students’ upcoming August trip to perform at the Fringe Festival inEdinburgh , Scotland
On Friday night, April 10th, come to U-32 for an evening of great food and dancing with music from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Social time starts at
Special non-alcoholic beverages and hors d’oeuvres in the Atrium at
Tickets in advance are $20 per person or $29 for a couple – see a U-32 theater student or contact Sue Verchereau at sverchereau@u32.org. Tickets at the door are $25 per person or $34 per couple.
A group of four couples can reserve a table and make it a fun evening with friends.
All proceeds go toward the students’ upcoming August trip to perform at the Fringe Festival in
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BEN &
JERRY'S FREE CONE DAY
No matter what the
weather, FREE Cone Day is always fun! Tuesday, April 14th at scoop shops
everywhere. We miss having a Scoop Shop
in Montpelier Berlin Waterbury
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MATSURI '15 - Japanese Cultural Festival
This fantastic event only
happens every other year. It's Arts,
Crafts, Music, and Food. Fabulous
entertainment, demonstrations, exhibits, food and gift sales. Prizes.
Sunday, April 19th 11am-5pm at the Ross Sports Center at Saint Michael's College on Route 15 in Colchester . Donations
at the door: General $10, families $20, seniors & students $5, children 5
and under free. Please look for the
details at www.jasv.org
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EARTH DAY APRIL 22ND
The Hunger Mountain Co-op
continues to help the Central
Vermont community
celebrate Earth Day 10am - 5pm . There is a
Book Swap Tent where you can drop off books and also pick some up free of
charge. Kids are able to plant something
to take home and there is face painting.
Bring your old cell phones and rechargeable batteries to be
recycled. Raffle prizes, demos and more.
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CHESS PRODUCTS AND CHESS EVENT
Chess related products
will be available during the chess tournament on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Berlin Elementary School Rochester Chess Center
The 28th Annual Vermont
State Scholastic Chess Championships is open to all Vermont
Registration is from 8:30 AM until 9:30 AM . Games will start at 10:00 AM . Complete rules and registration information can be found at http://vtchess.info or by contacting Mike Stridsberg,
Tournament Director, at mike@vtchess.info or (802) 223-1948.
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PLANNING ON MONTPELIER POOL PASS
Montpelier Rec Dept, Bring
in Summer - Open House & Pool Pass Sale
10% off all pool passes, one day only
Wed., May 13, 2015 8:30am - 6pm / Ice Cream Social 4pm-6pm
Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Montpelier Food Pantry
10% off all pool passes, one day only
Wed., May 13, 2015 8:30am - 6pm / Ice Cream Social 4pm-6pm
Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Montpelier Food Pantry
These are the discounted
prices:
Family $102.00 $170.00
Adult $ 45.00 $ 89.00
High School $ 34.00 $ 67.00
Student $ 29.00 $ 58.00
Preschool $ 17.00 $ 33.00
Senios (65+)
Location: Rec. Dept, 55
Barre St, Montpelier
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DOG RIVER
The CSA offered at Dog River Farm makes supporting the
farm and receiving fresh local food easy.
Purchase a pre-paid $250 swipe card that you can use at their farm stand
to buy local produce, meats and products.
You can even use it for the U-pick berries! The Credit never expires. The farm stand is open daily 10am - 6pm . For more
information http://dogriverfarm.com/dog-river-cards, 223-1559, or email
dogriverfarm@gmail.com
(P.S. Did you know this
summer at the farm stand there will be creemes flavored with fruit from their
farm?)
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# posted by Corinne's blog of Berlin and area happenings @ 12:45 AM 
